Summit Program at Glance
Detailed overview of sessions topics, timing and location.
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Timing |
Wednesday, May 29 |
Location |
| 9:00 | Registration Open | CC Gallery |
| 12:45 ‐ 2:00 | Summit Welcome and Keynote Speaker; Sunita Mishra, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer for Amazon Health Services | CC Ballroom A |
| Theme 1: Update on strategies for enhanced learning environments and evidence based practices in undergraduate programs | CC Ballroom A | |
| 2:00 ‐ 2:45 | Plenary Speaker; Maribel Vazquez, PhD, Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University | CC Ballroom A |
| 2:45 ‐ 3:00 | Coffee Break | CC Gallery |
| 3:00 ‐ 3:50 | Parallel Workshop Sessions | |
| 1: The evolution of teaching and learning styles in the post‐pandemic era | CC Ballroom B | |
| C | 2: Effective learning and teaching strategies in small and large classrooms. (Adopting instructional approaches in BME‐specific courses such as: Introduction to BME, Physiology, Biomechanics and Biotransport). | CC Faculty Dining |
| 3: Incorporating DEI into instruction and interpreting the new ABET criteria. | CC Atrium | |
| 4: Strategies to incorporate ChatGPT/AI in BME curriculum. | CKB G08 | |
| 5: Approaches and innovative techniques to teach senior design. | CKB 116 | |
| 6: Opportunities for experiential learning in the BME curriculum. | CKB L-70 | |
| 4:00 ‐ 4:50 | Parallel Sessions Repeat I | |
| 5:00 ‐ 5:50 | Parallel Sessions Repeat II | |
| 6:30 ‐ 7:00 | Opening Reception ‐ Program Committee Welcome at entrance | CC Gallery |
| 7:00 ‐ 8:30 | Dinner at NJIT ‐ Opening Reception | CC Ballrooms |
| 8:30 ‐ 10:00 | Social & Networking Activity at the NJIT Pub | CC Ballrooms |
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Thursday, May 30 |
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| 7:00 ‐ 8:00 | Breakfast | CC Gallery |
| Theme 2: Resources for student and faculty success. | CC Ballroom A | |
| 8:00 ‐ 8:45 | Plenary Speaker: Kay C. Dee, PhD, Associate Dean of Learning and Technology and Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Rose‐Hulman Institute of Technology | CC Ballroom A |
| 9:00 ‐ 9:50 | Parallel Workshop Sessions | |
| 1: Student engagement, participation, and attendance. | CC Atrium | |
| 2: Academic integrity and use of ChatGPT in BME curricula (focus on communicating restrictions and conveying when crossing into academic integrity violations ‐ role of faculty in integrity investigations). |
CC Faculty Dining |
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| 3: Promoting instructional and TT faculty success, professional training, and individual mentorship. | CC Ballroom B | |
| 4: Models for regional programs to work together more closely, including shared resources and collaborative teaching. | CKB G08 | |
| 5: Student support: Mental health and sense of belonging while maintaining educational rigor and curricular success. | CKB L-70 | |
| 6: Promotion and acceptance of inclusion; University training to departmental engagement – student advising to faculty mentorship. |
CKB 116 |
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| 10:00 ‐ 10:50 | Parallel Sessions Repeat I | |
| 11:00 ‐ 11:50 | Parallel Sessions Repeat II | |
| 12:00 ‐ 1:00 | Networking Lunch | CC Gallery |
| Theme 3: The future of graduate programs in biomedical engineering. | CC Ballroom | |
| 1:00 ‐ 1:45 | Plenary Speaker: Soumyadipta Acharya, MD, MSE, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University. | CC Ballroom |
| 2:00 ‐ 2:50 | Parallel Workshop Sessions | |
| 1: Structures for interdisciplinary co‐mentored research training that bridges biology, engineering, computer and data science chemistry, and medicine. | CC Ballroom B | |
| 2: Preparing students for academic post‐PhD careers in the AI era. | CC Faculty Dining | |
| 3: Integration of entrepreneurship and commercialization training in graduate BME curricula. | CC Atrium | |
| 4: Industry and multi‐institution interdisciplinary partnerships and their role in graduate BME curricula. | CKB G08 | |
| 5: Discussions on the value‐added proposition for BME Masters programs and views from the industry. | CKB L-70 | |
| 6: Strategies to increase diversity and inclusion among students and faculty in graduate BME programs. | CKB 116 | |
| 3:00 ‐ 3:50 | Parallel Sessions Repeat I | |
| 3:50 ‐ 4:10 | Coffee Break | |
| 4:10 ‐ 5:00 | Parallel Sessions Repeat II | |
| 5:00 ‐ 6:30 | Buses to Stevens Institute of Technology | CC Gallery |
| 6:30 ‐ 10:00 | Dinner at Stevens Institute of Technology | |
| Friday, May 31 | ||
| 7:00 - 8:00 | Breakfast | CC Gallery |
| Theme 4: Industry-readiness skills for an evolving and diversified job market. | CC Ballroom | |
| 8:00 - 8:45 | Plenary Speaker: Arda Ural, PhD, Americas Industry MarketsLeader for Life Sciences and Healthcare at Ernst & Young LLP. | CC Ballroom |
| 9:00 ‐ 9:50 | Parallel Workshop Sessions | |
| 1: What are the most critical industry readiness skills and are our programs designed to build upon these skills? | CKB L-70 | |
| 2: The importance of data science in BME education | CKB G08 | |
| 3: Challenges with capstone experience to maximize workforce readiness and meet students' expectations. | CC Atrium | |
| 4: Integration of extra and co-curricular topics to increase student employment success. | CC Faculty Dining | |
| 5: Benefits to the BME employers from specialized credentials or certifications such as Solidworks, "Grow with Google" or "Pathway for Patient Health" |
CC Ballroom B |
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| 6: Important topics and instructional approaches for preparing students for DEI in the workforce. | CKB 116 | |
| Parallel Sessions Repeat I | ||
| Parallel Sessions Repeat II | ||
| 12:00 - 2:00 | Closing Lunch and Keynote 2: Jenny Munson, PhD, Associate Professor Virginia Tech | CC Ballroom |